I think that's a different statement than the one you said earlier.

Society should accept a little crime to be free != evaluate the true cost of crime.

So if there's a neighborhood that has the potential to sell Condos for $1.7M each but currently has houses that are $50k and we find out that the crime in the area is keeping that value so low - should we go after the thieves for stealing $1.7M from homeowners?

I'm just saying because that's one of the ways you add up the "true cost of crime".

Im thinking on a very small level. Policing efforts should cost less than the crime. Too often it is the opposite.

I would rather someone speed through my neighborhood than have 3 police cars make a spectacle and spend thousands of dollars.

Speeding is a problem fixed by a proper education (in theory) It is not fixed by chasing someone down and giving them a speeding ticket.